overview
Dr. Davis' current primary responsibility includes serving as Regional Director for Asia for the Borlaug Institute of International Agriculture at Texas A&M. He also teaches HORT 281 - Horticulture as a Profession. He has significant professional service responsibilities and serves as Chair of the Department's Promotion and Tenure Committee. His research background is in adventitious root formation and plant growth regulation.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Horticulture, Oregon State University - (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) 1983
selected publications
Academic Articles58
- Mackay, W. A., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, D. (2001). Influence of scarification and temperature on seed germination of Lupinus arboreus. Seed Science and Technology. 29(3), 543-548.
- Mackay, W. A., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, N. (2001). Effect of ethephon and silver thiosulphate on postharvest characteristics of inflorescences of several Lupinus species. Acta Horticulturae. 543(543), 69-73.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2001). Extension of vaselife and prevention of ethylene-induced flower shattering in Lupinus havardii by 1-methylcyclopropene. Acta Horticulturae. 543(543), 75-78.
- Mackay, W. A., Parsons, J. M., Grant, G., George, S., Davis, T. D., & Stein, L. (2000). 'Texas maroon' bluebonnet. Hortscience. 35(2), 313-313.
- Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (1998). 'Texas Sapphire' and 'Texas Ice' longstem bluebonnets (Lupinus havardii). Hortscience. 33(2), 348-349.
Conference Papers19
- Mackay, W. A., Sankhla, N., & Davis, T. D. (2007). Genetic improvement and commercial development of Lupinus havardii WATS. (Big Bend Bluebonnet) as a new specialty cut flower crop. Acta Horticulturae. 743(743), 81-+.
- Sankhla, N., Gehlot, H. S., Davis, T. D., Mackay, W. A., Agarwal, P., Choudhary, R., & Joshi, S. (2006). BER (ZIZIPHUS) FRUITS: APPLE OF ARID REGIONS OF INDIAN THAR DESERT. Acta Horticulturae. 712 I(712), 449-452.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2006). Manipulation of post harvest quality and display life in cut phlox flower heads: Effect of sucrose, prohexadione-Ca and gibberellic acid. Acta Horticulturae. 712 II(712), 835-+.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2005). Corolla abscission and petal color in cut phlox flower heads: Effects of sucrose and thidizuron. Acta Horticulturae. 669(669), 389-393.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2005). Effect of thidiazuron on senescence of flowers in cut inflorescences of Lupinus densiflorus Benth. Acta Horticulturae. 669(669), 239-243.
patents
Patents1
researcher on
Principal Investigator5
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
awards and honors
- Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - Team Award 2016
- Leadership and Administration Award conferred by American Society for Horticultural Science - (Alexandria, Virginia, United States) - Southern Region 2004
- Deputy Chancellor Award in Excellence conferred by Texas A&M University System - (College Station, Texas, United States) - for Agriculture 1990
recent teaching activities
- HORT281 Horticulture As A Profession Instructor
- HORT684 Professional Internship: In-ab Instructor
- HORT684 Professional Intrnship: In-ab Instructor
- HORT685 Directed Studies Instructor
- HORT685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
Email
t-davis5@tamu.edu
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Davis
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Horticultural Sciences; 2142 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2142
USA